REPRESENTED BY

Zilberschmuck Art-Jewellery

Galerie Object Design

Créa, Galerie des métiers d'arts du Québec

Galerie Bertin-Toublanc Paris

Galerie Patricia Gelinas

Galerie Noel Guyomar'ch

Option Art- Fine & Decorative Art

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2010, Grant of Research and Creation in Art and Craft, CALQ Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

2009, Steel Trophy award from the Metal Arts Guild of Canada

2008, Honourable Mention - Formula, Zilberschmuck Gallery, Toronto

2007, Grant of Research and Creation in Art and Craft CALQ, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

2007, Award Metal Arts Guild Exhibition 60 YEARS of MAGC and the Year of Craft 2007

2007, Special Award, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, South Korea

2005, Honourable Mention, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, South Korea

2003, Bourse de soutien à la création, CMAQ, Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec

2002, Mechanics of Innovations Award, SNAG, Society of Northern American Goldsmith’s Show

CURRENT AND RECENT EXHIBITIONS (2007-2010)

Jobart Barjot. Paris June 2010

SNAG 2010 - eXtremities: Exploring the Margins of the Human Body, Houston, at the Museum The Jung Center of Houston, from March 1st to March 15, 2010

Vancouver Winter Olympics Cultural Olympiad, Vancouver---Unity & Diversity, Museum of Vancouver, 2010

MAG 2067 - Crafting the Future, ARTA Gallery, Toronto. October 31 to Nov 19 2009

Exhibition Union and Diversity at the Guest Pavilion 2009 : Canada - Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2009 in South Korea. Sept 23-Nov1, 2009

JMA Hong Kong 2008 Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wanchai HK December 4-7, 2008

SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, USA November 6-9, 2008

The Ring Shows: Then & Now and Putting the Band Back Together
Georgia Museum of Art, Martha and Eugene Odum Gallery of Decorative Arts
August 23-November 2, 2008

SOFA New York - Créa Gallery
The 11th annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art fair, May 29-June 1, 2008

Nunavut at Arctic College
60 YEARS of MAGC and the Year of Craft 2007 Juried Exhibition Running March 2007-March 2008)
* Award 2007 Metal Arts Guild Exhibition March-May 2008

Formula, Fourth annual national juried jewellery arts exhibition
Zilberschmuck Gallery
Toronto, Canada
Honorable mention received(March 23 to May 3, 2008. Opening reception: March 27, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.)

Putting the band back together: the ring show
Jurors: Jamie Bennett, Jim Cotter and Ashley Callahan
Mary Hallam Pearse and Rob Jackson
SNAG conference Savannah, Georgia USA (March 7 - March30, 2008)

The Greater Toronto Airports
The Metal Arts Guild of Canada 2008 Juried Exhibition
"Wait / Weight" The International wing of Terminal 1 (February 23-June 22, 2008), Canada

Materia, Juried Exhibition
395, Charest Est , Quebec city,
Objets de Cultures January20-March 16, 2008), Canada

Bevier Gallery Rochester, New York
Exploring Boundaries: Evolutionary Metal
Rochester Institute of Technology School for American Crafts, USA (Dec14-Jan.23, 2008 )

Cheongju International Craft Biennale
Cheongju Art Center, South Korea
Special Prize - Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2007
Honorable Mention - Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005

Influx Gallery: Calgary
2nd level, Art Central, 100 - 7th Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB Canada
http://www.influxgallery.com/ (summer 2007)

SOFA Chicago USA (2000-2008)

Artform America’s International Fine Art, Florida (2000-2008) (Coming up! January 2008)
Palmbeach3, West Palm Beach, USA

60 Years of MAGC and the Year of Craft 2007 Juried Exhibition ( Running March 2007-March 2008)
http://www.metalarts.on.ca/exhibition.htm
* Award 2007 Metal Arts Guild Exhibition

Gallery New Brunswick, College of Craft and Design, Fredericton's culture crawl Festival, NB, Canada

Scratch Gallery, Toronto

Ontario College of Art and Design in the Great Hall, Toronto
100 McCaul , Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ana Leonowens Gallery (October )
1891 Granville St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Halibutron School of Arts, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada

Illingworth-Kerr Gallery, 1407 - 14 St. NW, Calgary , Alberta, Canada

Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery, Saskatoon, Canada

International Fine Art 2007
Palmbeach, West Palm Beach, USA

SOFA Chicago 2007, Chicago, Navy Pier USA

Sofa New York 2007, New York, USA

Publications

500 Gemstone Jewels: A Sparkling Collection of Dazzling Designs Lark Jewelry Book, 2009

500 Wedding Rings: Celebrating a Classic Symbol of Commitment, Lark Jewelry Book,
Editeurr Marthe Le Van, Juror: Ursula Ilse-Neuman, 2008

1000 Rings: Inspiring Adornments for the Hand, Lark Jewelry Book, Editor Marthe Le Van,
auteur Robert W. Ebendorf, 2003

Press:

BRANTLEY, Rebecca « Fire and Ice », Flagpole magazine, October 2008

GALERIE Bertin-Toublanc « Des Plumes et des Aigues », Figaro Scope, France, April 2005

GRACI, Nina « Magic and Movement, Claudio Pino's kinetic rings are cyclic jeweled worlds », Lapidary Journal, Jewelry Artist Magazine, pages 46-53, USA, September 2008

LEE, Karen « Designer Interview », Bejeweled Magazine, Hong Kong, pages 34-35, Winter 2008

MODE «  Les bijoux de nos Québécois », Journal 24heures, Montréal, february 2004

NIDA Seah « Metallurgy », Solitaire Fashion Magazine, Singapor, february–march 2009

PERRON, Patricia « Bijoux d’art », Journal ICI, Montreal, 2005

RAY, Rebecca « The Ring Shows », Metalsmith Art Design Jewelery Metal Magazine, USA, vol.29, 2009

ZEKAS, Rita « Not for the faint of art », Toronto Star, 4 august 2007

ZEKAS, Rita « Not for Faith of Art », MAGazine, Fall 2007

EXHIBITS 2006-1992 (summary)

SOFA Chicago 2006
Chicago, Navy Pier, USA
October 2006

Galerie Noel Guyomarch
Montreal, Canada
Collection 06
Summer 2006

SOFA New York 2006, New York, USA
June 2006

Le Mois de la Femme
Gallery Bertin-Toublanc, Paris, France
Collection Lunes de Morphée
Mars-April 2006

International Fine Art, Sculpture Objects
Palmbeach3, West Palm Beach, USA
January 2006

SOFA Chicago 2005, Chicago, Navy Pier USA
October 28-30, 2005

Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005
Cheongju Arts Center, South Korea
September 30 - October 29 2005
*Honorable mention Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005

Innovation Show
Gallery Object design
Denver, Colorado
June-October 2005

International Fine Art
Sculpture Objects
Palmbeach3, West Palm Beach, USA
January 14-16 2005

Exposition Dialogue entre formes et matières
Galerie des Métiers d'Art du Québec
Montreal, Canada
November 19 2004- February 13 2005

Galerie Bertin-Toublanc, Accord Tacite
Paris, France
March-April 2005

SOFA Chicago 2004
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art
Represented by CMAQ
October 2004

Escape the Ordinary . Celebrate the extraordinary
Object Design Gallery
Denver Colorado United States
June 2004

Coexistence
Gallery Métiers d'Art du Québec
Montreal, Canada
April 2004

Exhibition Portables Sculptures
Gallery Métiers d'Art du Québec, Montreal
In collaboration with the Royal Ambassadory of Danemark in Canada.
Februray 2004

Salon des Métiers d'Art du Québec 2003
Craft Art Quebec Show, Bonaventure Place, Montreal
December 2003

Exhibition Art Portable Collection 2003
Object Design Gallery
Denver Colorado, United States
October 2003

SOFA Chicago 2003
Represented by Galery MAQ
October 2003

Exhibition Power of Colors
Gallery Métiers d'Art du Québec, Montreal
April 2003

ARTform 2003, ARTFORM, Design Art
Florida, United States, March 2003

Rings 2002
Object Design Gallery,
Denver Colorado United States
December 2002

Salon des Métiers d'Art du Québec 2002, Craft Art Quebec Show
Bonaventure Place, Montreal, December 2002

Mechanic of Innovation
an exploration of new techniques and new technology exhibition-
Gallery Object Design, 290 Fillmore, Cherry creek, Denver
2002 Society of Northern American Goldsmith's Show
April 2002

Salon des Métiers d'Art du Québec 2000
Craft Art Quebec Show
Bonaventure Place, Montreal
December 2000

Festivals in Quebec, Drummondville and Cowansville
1993-1994

Jewelry Shop Xposure
1992-1993